22/09/13
Louise Hunt won the women's doubles title and Adam Field finished runner-up in the quad singles as British interest at the Open de Li'le de Re came to an end on Saturday's penultimate day of play in France.
Top seeds Hunt and Katharina Kruger beat Emilie Chene of France and Dutchwoman Michaela Spaantra in the women's doubles final as Hunt claimed her fourth doubles title of 2013.
Hunt also made a fine attempt at reaching the women's singles final after she raced through the opening set of her semi-final against French second seed Charlotte Famin without dropping a game. However, Famin fought back to prevail 0-6, 6-3, 6-3 against third seed Hunt.
Having already claimed the quad doubles title, second seed Field also put up a tremendous effort in the quad singles final as he took on Italian top seed Antonio Raffaele, but Raffaele eventually claimed the spoils 6-4, 2-6, 6-3.
21/09/13
Adam Field and Chris Johnson won the quad doubles title on the third day of play in France as Field also secured his place in the quad singles final, while Louise Hunt moved into the women's doubles final and reached the women's singles semi-finals.
Field and Johnson claimed their second victory in a deciding championship tie-break in successive days as they upset top seeds Antonio Raffaele of Italy and Marcus Jonsson of Sweden 6-4, 3-6, (10-8) in the quad doubles final to give Britain a second victory in the event in successive years.
Field will face top seed Raffaele again in the quad singles final after the British second seed beat fourth seed Thomas Huguenin of France 6-3, 6-2 in his semi-final.
British No. 3 Hunt moved to within a match of also reaching the women's singles final after a hard won 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 victory over Dutch fifth seed Michaela Spaanstra in her quarter-final. Hunt will also face Spaanstra in the women's doubles final after partnering Germany's Katharina Kruger to drop just three games in the semi-finals. After easing through their quarter-finals 6-0, 6-0, top seeds Hunt and Kruger beat French fourth seeds Charlotte Famin and Emmanuelle Morch 6-1, 6-2 to set up a final against Emile Chene of France and Spaanstra.
Although there is continued success in the women's and quad events, British interest in the men's singles and doubles came to an end on Friday after David Phillipson and Alfie Hewett bowed out of both events to French opponents. Seventh seed Phillipson lost to third seed Cattaneo 6-1, 6-1, while eighth seed Hewett had set points against world No. 8 Nicola Peifer in the first set of his quarter-finals, but Peifer eventually prevailed 7-5, 6-1.
Fourth seeds Hewett and Phillipson also put up an admirable performance in the first set of their men's doubles semi-final against Belgium's Joachim Gerard and Peifer, but the second seeds eventually progressed 7-6(4), 6-2.
20/09/13
Adam Field and his British partner Chris Johnson reached the quad doubles final on the second day in Ile de Re as Field also progressed to the quad singles semi-finals. David Phillipson and Alfie Hewett also reached the men's singles quarter-finals, with Louise Hunt easing into the women's singles quarter-finals.
Field's doubles partner Johnson is playing his first NEC Tour event since the same ITF 2 Series event in France 2012, but the duo defeated fellow Brit Richard Green and his Swedish partner Petter Edstrom, the second seeds, 6-3, 6-3 to reach the semi-finals. Field and Johnson then won a championship tie-break against French duo Sophie Fraioli and Sebastien Jance for a 6-3, 5-7, (11-9) victory. They will now play top seeds Antonio Raffaele of Italy and Marcus Jonsson of Sweden in the final.
Earlier in the day Field beat Frenchman Stephane Erismann 6-3, 6-2 as the second seed moved into the last four of the quad singles. Field will play Thomas Huguenin of France for a place in his second final of the week. Richard Green made a fine attempt at joining Field in the semi-finals, but eventually bowed to top seed Raffaele 6-3, 6-4.
Phillipson will play his second French opponent in a row after reaching the men's singles quarter-finals following a 6-3, 6-2 win over Thom Vinatier. Phillipson takes on third seed Frederic Cattaneo for a place in the semi-finals, while Hewett faces French second seed Nicolas Peifer after beating Poland's Albin Batycki 6-1, 7-6(4).
Fourth seeds Hewett and Phillipson also reached the men's doubles semi-finals after a 6-0, 6-2 win over Belgian duo Roland de Meersman and Gert Vos. The Brits will play second seeds Joachim Gerard of Belgium and Peifer in the last four.
Hunt secured the most comfortable win of all the Brits on the second day of play after a 6-0, 6-0 win over Russia's Veronika Zvik to reach the women's singles semis. Third seed Hunt plays Dutch fifth seed Michaela Spaanstra for a place in the semi-finals. Hunt and Germany's Katharina Kruger also moved into the women's doubles semi-finals without dropping a game. The top seeds now face French fourth seeds Charlotte Famin and Emmanuelle Morch.
19/09/13
Richard Green moved into the quad singles quarter-finals on the first day of play in France as all the other British players enjoyed first round byes.
Green beat former GB World Team medallist Chris Johnson 6-3, 6-2 to book his place in the last eight against Italian top seed Antonio Raffaele. Adam Field is second seed for the quad singles and will open his campaign against Stephane Erismann of France.
David Phillipson and Alfie Hewett are seeded seventh and eighth respectively for the men's singles, with Phillipson opening his challenge against Frenchman Thomas Vinatier and Hewett coming up against Poland's Albin Batykci.
Hewett and Phillipson are fourth seeds for the men's doubles.
After being seeded third for the women's singles, Louise Hunt opens her bid against Russia's Veronika Zvik. Hunt will partner Gemany's Katharina Kruger in the women's doubles and the duo are top seeds.
18/09/13
David Phillipson, Alfie Hewett, Louise Hunt, Adam Field and Richard Green provide British interest in each of the men's, women's and quad singles and doubles events in France this week.
With just one world ranking place separating British No. 3 Phillipson and British No. 4 and world No. 1 ranked junior Hewett, both players are expected to be among the seeded players for the men's singles, although they can expect strong opposition from across Europe, Africa and Australia.
British women's No. 3 Hunt should also be seeded in the women's singles, with French, German and Dutch players also likely to be among the leading contenders.
Field and Green will hope to provide a strong British challenge in the quad events a year on from fellow Brit Antony Cotterill winning both the quad singles and quad doubles titles at the 2012 Open de L'ile de Re.
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